February 27, 2025
by Sarah Bosworth
Energy
Natural Resources
Renewable Energy
Artificial intelligence has taken the world—and the energy sector—by storm. To prevent AI from delaying the decarbonization of the electric grid, Virginia legislators have adopted a statutory scheme that incentivizes nuclear power.
February 25, 2025
by Sesily Galinsky
Forests
Public Lands
The long-standing indigenous practice of prescribed burning offers a solution to the dangerous and frequent wildfires of the modern world.
February 18, 2025
by Matthew Bentley
Climate change
Federal Rollbacks
Litigation
State and Local
Facing President Trump’s intensified climate rollback, states have emerged as the bulwark—recommitting to emission reductions, suing for constitutional principles, and challenging unprecedented executive overreach.
February 14, 2025
by Philip Vachon
Agriculture
Legislation
Renewable Energy
Rural Energy Cooperatives should utilize this under-discussed program within the Inflation Reduction Act to build clean energy infrastructure, lower costs, and combat persistent rural poverty.
February 13, 2025
by Conor Winters
Fossil Fuels
Litigation
Though the Supreme Court turned down an opportunity to decide whether state-level climate change lawsuits are preempted by federal law, the justices’ significant and recurring interest in the underlying question as well as the magnitude of what’s at stake for defendants make it likely that the question will return to the Court in the coming years.
February 11, 2025
by Nicholas Alois
Climate change
State and Local
New York has made it a mission to reduce its state’s negative climate impact. However, in working toward this goal, many resent the change associated with new climate initiatives – particularly those impacting their wallets.
February 6, 2025
by Carly Tolin
Air
State and Local
California’s inmate-firefighters save the state millions of dollars battling wildfires, but face low pay and enhanced risks. Reforms for fair wages, safer conditions, and better pathways for post-release job opportunities are long overdue.
January 31, 2025
by Alimatou Nyass
Legislation
Natural Resources
State and Local
Different levels of government can use legislation to support tree restoration efforts. The ability of trees to combat different environmental harms underscores the importance of legislatively backed initiatives.
January 30, 2025
by Agnes Enochs
Climate change
Federal Rollbacks
Renewable Energy
Trump spent his first day in office issuing a series of executive orders reversing the Biden administration’s policies on climate change and energy. As Trump retreats from global climate cooperation, is the U.S. falling out of step with the rest of the world?
January 23, 2025
by Matthew Grabianski
Climate change
As climate change worsens, so does its toll on Americans’ wallets.